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And he ordered he attend a 'thinking skills programme', eight days of a rehabilitation activity requirement, and be subject to a 12-month driving ban.

Solicitor-advocate Felicity Campbell said the driving was a short distance and duration.

"No one was hurt," she stressed. "There were no collisions. He made off on foot".

Mansaray, who pleaded guilty to dangerous driving, has previous convictions for robbery and shoplifting.

Miss Campbell said "a flurry of dishonesty offences" led to his imprisonment in August this year and it "had a real impact on him".

He has been serving his sentence away from his family and found the whole process difficult and unpleasant, she explained.

"He comes from a supportive family," she added. "He lives with his mother and older sister. His sister helped him complete an application for university to study biochemistry. He has applied to Leicester University and is hopeful he can complete a biochemistry degree.

"He sees his criminal behaviour comes from hanging around with the wrong people. His past has caught up with him".